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Shakespeare introduced the sonnet to England?
Sonnets were well-established in England before Shakespeare had a go at them.
Do children go to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre?
Sure, children are welcome at most performances at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. They often have school tours there. You are aware that the name "Shakespeare's Globe theatre" can only refer to the theatre built in 1997 and can never refer to the one built in 1599, aren't you?
What was it like to go to the globe theatre?
I enjoyed it. The best way is to go to the New Shakespeare's Globe in London and watch a play there. Or if you can't do that, then watch a recording of a play being performed there. Or watch the beginning of Laurence Olivier's Henry V, which has an impression of what Elizabethan theatre was like live. Then imagine that the crowd is rowdier.
Why did Shakespeare want to please the King of England?
Plays were a new thing in Europe in Shakespeare's time - and they were one of the very first commercial entertainments that ordinary people could go to. Because plays made you think, several European royal families considered the drama undesirable and dangerous. Plays were at first discouraged, and finally made illegal, in Italy, Spain, and France. But in England Queen Elizabeth loved the theatre; she ordered many performances at court (she probably never went to an actual theatre - in spite of Shakespeare in Love) and made things not too difficult for playwrights and players companies. Queen Elizabeth's love of the theatre is one main reason why English Renaissance Theatre was more successful than in other European countries. When the old queen died and King James I arrived in England (1603) Shakespeare knew that if the King didn't like the theatre, it would die out (as it was already doing in other European countries). So he (probably) wrote Macbeth to please the new king (Banquo - a minor hero in the play - was one of King James' ancestors). In fact the theatres were eventually closed down in England - in 1642, under the Puritans. But Shakespeare was long dead by then.
How were people originally attracted to the plays of Shakespeare?
They watched them. They'd go to the theatre and come out saying, "That was a good play".
What was the atmosphere like in the globe theatre in Shakespeare's time?
When you think about it, this question can't be answered. You can talk about what we know about the big public Elizabethan and Jacobean theatres like the Globe. You can go to Shakespeare's Globe in London or watch films made about such productions (like Shakespeare in Love or Olivier's Henry V) to try to capture that feeling. But like all questions along the line of "What was it like to be there?" the answer is "You had to be there and experience it for yourself."
Which is the birthplace of Shakespeare?
It's a house on Henley Street in Stratford-upon-Avon, a town in Warwickshire, England. You can go there if you like; it's now a museum.
How much did the less important people pay to go to the theatre in Shakespeare's time?
It only cost them a penny per show.
Who attended the Globe theater in the 1600s?
Not everyone in the 1600's could attended the theatre. Only men could go to the theatre. The men had to be very wealthy though. This might not seem like lot but it took a couple pennies to get in which is Lot back then. A short book I request reading is the Shakespeare stealer the first of 3. It shows an accurate representation of Shakespeare's world. Hope this helped
Why did people go see Shakespeare in the 15th and 16th century?
Just as we go to see a movie in a theatre. Public entertainment. Remember, they did not have television and many of the electronics that we have today.
Why would you want to go to England?
There are thousands of different reasons to go to England. Sightseeing in such places as Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-on-Avon, visiting London, the queen's palace, etc.
What acting places did shakespeare work for?
He didn't so much work for places as for companies. The acting company which he was with performed in more than one place (although since a bunch of them owned the Globe, that was their favourite). Shakespeare also had an interest in the Blackfriars Theatre, an indoor theatre, and when there was plague, the show would go on tour.
